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AlmaLinux 9 : gnutls (ALSA-2026:20612)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 324818
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:20612 advisory.* gnutls: Fix qsort comparator in DTLS reassembly (CVE-2026-42009)
* gnutls: Fix crashing on an underflow with a DTLS datagram
(CVE-2026-33845)
* gnutls: Fix RSA-PSK identity truncation (CVE-2026-42010)
* gnutls: Fix case-sensitivity of domain name comparison in name
constraints (CVE-2026-3833)
* gnutls: Fix intersecting empty name constraints (CVE-2026-42011)
* gnutls: Denial of Service via heap buffer overflow in DTLS handshake
fragment reassembly (CVE-2026-33846)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 324818
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-20612.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 7/2/2026
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.88
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42010
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:gnutls-utils, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:gnutls-c%2b%2b, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:gnutls-dane, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:gnutls-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:gnutls, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/30/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-33845, CVE-2026-33846, CVE-2026-3832, CVE-2026-3833, CVE-2026-42009, CVE-2026-42010, CVE-2026-42011, CVE-2026-42012, CVE-2026-42013, CVE-2026-42014, CVE-2026-42015, CVE-2026-5260, CVE-2026-5419